About Chitokhar Village

Chitokhar is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,680, made up of 1,390 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824235
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	2,680
Male Population	1,390
Female Population	1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitokhar compares

By the 2011 count Chitokhar is the 24th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chitokhar

Chitokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitokhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chitokhar from other places

Chitokhar lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chitokhar
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	12 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Chitokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chitokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitokhar village had a population of 2,680. That makes it the 24th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Chitokhar village has 1,390 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitokhar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chitokhar is 824235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitokhar covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitokhar falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chitokhar is Ner Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitokhar.

Chitokhar is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitokhar is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 12 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Ner Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.